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Created: 2025-07-26 02:49:12 UTC

Where Our Alphabet Was Born: The Kilamuwa Stele

This inscription is a stunning example of the early alphabet that eventually gave rise to the one we use today. It's the Kilamuwa Stele, written in Phoenician or a closely related script, dated to ca. XXX BCE. Kilamuwa was king of Sam’al (modern-day Zincirli Höyük, Türkiye).
Look closely at the letters—they're ancestors of our modern alphabet!

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